November 21, 2009
Published: 5 Nov 09 17:07 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23100/20091105/
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A Swedish prosecutor is pushing for a longer sentence for a Latvian man who was jailed for eight months after attempting to open a cabin door on board a Ryanair plane. The man was restrained by two professional boxers who happened to be on the same flight.
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We need more people like those two boxers and for ALL prosecutors to follow how this individual prosecutor handles a case.
I guess you have trouble recognizing sarcasm.
The plane landed in Sweden, where a man was arrested for saving an old lady from being attacked... get it?
So, please, don't repeat such exersize. It's useless.
Aha!
@wdwizard
You're right, it's not possible to open the cabin door in mid flight. However if while attempting to do so he had activated the inflatable emergency slide inside the plane people could get seriously hurt or even killed.
The man obviously suffered from panic syndrome, set off by his intense fear of flying. People who have experienced this phenomena - for whatever reason, know that the fear is so overwhelming that they loose control of their own actions. Most do everything to avoid situations which can trigger this reaction. And then the man was drunk to boot.
What was he thinking? Knowingly flying when he obviously is terrified of it? Next time fly your daughter over or take the train!
Interfering with a machine is murder, especially by the flesh-beasts.
take it easy man
Remeber to take your medication.